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VA SB44

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

1/21/2026

Primary Sponsor

Danica Roem

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires all localities in Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia) to adopt an ordinance establishing a register of cemeteries, graveyards, and burial sites on private property, changing this from optional to mandatory for that region
  • Other localities statewide retain the discretionary authority to create such registers but are not required to do so
  • Registers may include official maps and be published on locality websites, along with contact information for reporting unidentified burial sites
  • Sites qualifying as significant historic or archaeological sites under existing exemptions are protected from public disclosure to prevent jeopardizing their preservation
  • Effective date is July 1, 2027

Legislative Description

Cemeteries on private property; registration by localities in Planning District 8 (Northern Va.).

Last Action

Conference report agreed to by Senate (29-Y 10-N 0-A)

3/14/2026

Committee Referrals

Counties, Cities and Towns: Subcommittee #22/17/2026
Counties, Cities and Towns2/3/2026
Local Government11/22/2025

Full Bill Text

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